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    Puccini Cocktail

    Published: Sep 20, 2021, Last updated: Sep 3, 2021 by Emily This post may contain affiliate links.

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    How to make a refreshing, bubbly and delicious Puccini Cocktail! This Venetian drink is perfect for brunch, festive celebrations or for sipping on at any occasion. Super easy to make made with just 2 ingredients!

    Two Puccini cocktails in flute glasses with a bottle of prosecco in the background

    The Puccini cocktail is a refreshing Prosecco based cocktail named after the famous Italian composer and Madame Butterfly's, Giacomo Puccini.

    Invented in Harry's Bar, Venice it's very similar to a Mimosa or Peach Bellini but uses fresh mandarin juice instead.

    You can juice whole mandarins yourself (what we do) which will give you the best fresh flavour or you can buy 100% mandarin juice for convenience.

    Serve your Puccini cocktail with Italian snacks such as smoked salmon crostini or burrata with crispy 'Nduja.

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    Ingredients - what you need

    See the photo below that shows you everything you need to make this recipe plus some important tips on ingredients!

    An overhead shot of all the ingredients you need to make a Puccini cocktail
    • Mandarins - if juicing the mandarins yourself I recommend using 2 medium-sized manderins per cocktail. You can make a bigger batch of this to serve more people.
    • Prosecco - use a good quality Prosecco DOC.

    Step by step photos and recipe instructions

    Juice the mandarins into a bowl or jug (photos 1 & 2).

    Pass the juice through a fine sieve to remove any excess pulp.

    Step by step photos showing how to make a Puccini cocktail

    Pour the mandarin juice into prosecco flutes until it fills â…“ of the glass then top up with prosecco. Stir and serve. (photos 3 & 4).

    Recipe tips and FAQs

    • Pour slowly - by pouring the prosecco into the glasses slowly you avoid the cocktail overflowing as it reacts with the citrus juice.
    Can I use other citrus juice?

    You can use mandarines, tangerines or clementines.

    Why is it called a Puccini cocktail?

    It was invented in Harry's Bar, Venice and named after the famous composer Giacomo Puccini.

    A close up of a Puccini cocktail in a flute glass

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    Puccini Cocktail

    How to make a refreshing, bubbly and delicious Puccini Cocktail! This Venetian cocktail is perfect for brunch, festive celebrations or for sipping on any occasion. Super easy to make made with just 2 ingredients!
    Course Drinks
    Cuisine Italian
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Total Time 5 minutes
    Servings 1 cocktail
    Calories 128kcal
    Author Emily Kemp

    Ingredients

    • 2 medium-sized mandarins or 100% mandarin juice (1 part/50ml)
    • Prosecco (2 parts/70ml)

    Instructions

    • Juice the fresh mandarins (about 2 per cocktail) in a bowl then pour through a fine strainer to get rid of any remaining pulp.
    • Fill a flute glass by â…“ with the mandarin juice then top up with prosecco.

    Notes

    • Pour slowly - by pouring the prosecco into the glasses slowly you avoid the cocktail overflowing as it reacts with the citrus juice.
    • Fruit to use - you can use mandarins, tangerines or clementines (whole fruits or juice).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 1199IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 1mg
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